On the 1870 Lamar Co., TX census there appears a William Winn (Wynn/Wynne) (b.ca1826, VA), wife Mary (b.ca1836, TN), and children John C. (b.ca1850, TN), Huston (b.ca1854, TX), Mary C (b.ca1856, TX), William (b.ca1858, TX), and Hiram (b.ca1860, TX). I know that Mary is a second marriage for William Wynn. On the 1850 Hawkins Co., TN census and the 1860 Lamar Co., TX census, William is married to a Frances (b.ca1828/30, TN). The maiden name for both Frances and Mary is supposedly Bockman (Bachman), so I'm guessing that they may be sisters. From subsequent censuses I'm able to determine that of the children on the 1870 census above that only Hiram is Mary's child, which seems to indicate that Frances must have died immediately following the 1860 Lamar Co. census whereupon William seemingly immediately married Mary. I'm trying to figure out who Frances' and Mary's parents are, and I'm thinking that if I can figure out what Mary's last name was at the time of her marriage to William, that I may be able to find her in a TN or TX household prior to 1870 (i.e., I'm hoping to find her on either the 1860 or 1850 censuses). Can anyone help me with finding a marriage record or solving this mystery? I'm guessing that the marriage would have occurred very shortly after Sept. 1860, the date of the 1860 census. Thank you! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com